Tonga earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 137 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 137 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 4:56 PM GMT+13 (03:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.3 205 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-10-21 03:56:34 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.001° S, 172.735° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2150 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1442 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 4.5Tonga region · 1433 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 7.3205 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 28 · tsunami flag
  4. 4.5160 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.6Tonga region · 1423 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.4164 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.8166 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.7193 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.4183 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.3Tonga region · 1423 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 4.3155 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 4.4180 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.7Tonga region · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.8166 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.9Tonga region · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 4.3180 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 4.5156 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1421 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 4.8225 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1420 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 4.5220 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1413 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 4.6Tonga region · 1411 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 4.3154 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1407 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 4.5Tonga region · 1401 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 5.2137 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1451 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ivf4. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:03 PM UTC.